1. "Night Mooring at Maple Bridge" by Zhang Ji of the Tang Dynasty:
The moon is setting and the sky is full of crows and frost, and the rivers, maples and fishing fires are facing melancholy.
Vernacular: The moon has set, crows are crows and the sky is filled with cold air. I sleep sadly in front of the maple trees and fishing fires by the river.
At Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rang at midnight to reach the passenger ship.
Vernacular: In the lonely and quiet Hanshan Ancient Temple outside Gusu City, the sound of ringing bells in the middle of the night reached the passenger ship.
2. "Tian Jing Sha·Autumn Thoughts" Yuan Dynasty·Ma Zhiyuan:
Withered vines and old trees are full of crows, small bridges and flowing water are home, and the old road has a westerly wind and a thin horse.
Vernacular: Dead vines wrap around the old trees, and crows returning to their nests at dusk perch on the branches. Under the small bridge, the water is gurgling, and there are several families next to it. On the ancient and desolate road, the autumn wind was bleak, and a tired and thin horse carried the wanderer forward.
As the sun sets in the west, heartbroken people are at the end of the world.
Vernacular: The sun sets slowly to the west, and the extremely sad traveler is still wandering at the end of the world.
3. "Mountain Travel" Tang Dynasty·Du Mu:
Far up the Hanshan Mountain, the stone path is slanted, and there are people living in the white clouds.
Vernacular text: The winding stone path stretches far to the top of the mountain in late autumn, and there are several families faintly visible in the place where the white clouds rise.
I park my car and sit in the maple forest at night, the leaves are as red as the flowers in February due to frost.
Vernacular: I stopped the carriage because I loved the evening view of the maple forest in late autumn. The bright red of the maple leaves dyed by frost is better than the spring flowers in February.
4. "Dwelling in the Mountains in the Dark Autumn" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty:
After the new rain in the empty mountains, autumn comes late.
Vernacular: The empty mountains are bathed in a new rain, and the fall of night makes people feel that it is early autumn.
The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring rocks flow upward.
Vernacular: The bright moon shines clear light from the gaps in the pines, and clear spring water flows on the rocks.
The bamboo noise returns to Huan Nu, and the lotus moves off the fishing boat.
Vernacular: The noise in the bamboo forest is thought to be the return of the washer girl, and the swaying of the lotus leaves is thought to be wandering up and down the boat.
Let the spring fragrance rest at will, and the kings and grandsons can stay.
Vernacular: Let the fragrance of spring fade away, but the kings and grandsons of the mountains in autumn can stay for a long time.
5. "Looking at the Dongting" Tang Dynasty·Liu Yuxi:
The lake and the moon are harmonious, and there is no windshield on the lake surface that has not been polished.
Vernacular: The moonlight and water color blend together on Dongting Lake, and the lake is as calm as an unpolished bronze mirror.
Looking at the green mountains and rivers of Dongting from a distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate.
Vernacular: Looking from afar, the mountains and waters of Dongting Lake are as green as ink, as if a green snail is held in a white silver plate.